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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many days does the intensive class which the author teaches every winter at his cabin last?
(a) Five.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Ten.

2. In "December 21," the author discovers that a local squirrel has stashed __________ all along the path.
(a) Nuts.
(b) Berries.
(c) Apples.
(d) Bananas.

3. On the way back to the car, what does the author find?
(a) Animal tracks.
(b) Many mice.
(c) A deer and flies.
(d) A moose and many tiny spiders.

4. In "January 20 Coyotes," what is the man, which the author just happens upon, doing?
(a) Trying to find his way home.
(b) Hunting deer.
(c) Chasing and killing coyotes with his dogs.
(d) Fishing.

5. How does Stuart feel about his father?
(a) He is very proud.
(b) He is very annoyed.
(c) He is very angry.
(d) He is very embarrassed.

6. In "April 8," what does the author check out on a dairy farm?
(a) A raven's nest.
(b) A cow.
(c) The dairy products made there.
(d) The farm's machinery.

7. After thinking about some bizarre encounters that he recently had with the logging company, what does the author decide?
(a) He wants to be an eco-terrorist.
(b) They must be watching him.
(c) The logging company is dangerous.
(d) They must trust him.

8. In "March 30 Cocoons," the author finds an old cocoon from _________.
(a) A butterfly.
(b) A fly.
(c) A beetle.
(d) A moth.

9. The author is intrigued that the grubs don't seem affected by __________.
(a) Loud noises.
(b) His touching them.
(c) His smell.
(d) The extreme cold.

10. According to the author, where do the most successful nest builders place their nests?
(a) In high trees.
(b) On his roof.
(c) Near the ground.
(d) In the most unlikely places.

11. While in town, for what does he find a lead?
(a) Food supplies.
(b) Lumber.
(c) Coal.
(d) Some dead cattle.

12. For what sound does the author still listen intently?
(a) The raven.
(b) The robin.
(c) The sparrow.
(d) The kinglet.

13. In the section "May 7," the author observes a few more nesting birds and notes their mating rituals are starting to _______.
(a) Begin.
(b) Increase.
(c) End.
(d) Be renewed.

14. How does the sample surprise the author?
(a) How much life is down there.
(b) How many dangerous organisms live there.
(c) How dirty the water was.
(d) How much pollution accompanied those organisms.

15. In "Excursions," the author and one of his students pull up samples of insects from ________.
(a) Below the ice in the stream.
(b) Near a tree.
(c) The mud.
(d) An old bird's nest.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author dissects the cocoon and discovers a great deal about _____________.

2. What does the author get from a farm for his ravens?

3. In "January 6 A Discussion," what does the author notice that he might be a little odd for doing?

4. What does the author begin in "March 23"?

5. While driving along the way to take his son back, what does the author see?

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